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Tornado sounded like ‘a roar’ as it ripped through North Carolina community
INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. (WBTV) – A tornado sounded like “a roar” as it passed through a Union County community on Wednesday morning, one resident said.
The twister touched down at 8:34 a.m. in the area of Friendly Baptist Church Road in Indian Trail, right near Porter Ridge High School, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
NWS officials said the tornado was only on the ground for about three minutes, but had peak winds of 90 mph, making it an EF-1 tornado. The twister was an estimated 75 yards wide and traced a path 2.24 miles long.
The tornado left about 1,000 people in the area without power and toppled trees throughout the area.
Peggy Allen had a massive tree come down in her yard, but said she felt lucky for that to have been the only damage.
“The wind was blowing real hard and all of a sudden the power went out and we heard this big noise,” Allen said. “I can’t explain it. A roar! And then it was gone.”
The NWS said nobody was hurt by the quick-moving tornado, but said that a fence and shed was damaged in addition to the downed trees and power outages. Some debris was also blown across roads.
A tornado warning had been issued just moments before the twister touched down. NWS officials said the warning was given at 8:31 a.m., which was just three minutes before it was on the ground.
Based on times given by the NWS, the tornado touched down shortly after students at Porter Ridge High went to their first class of the day. However, at the middle school — which is right next door — students do not start their day until 9:05 a.m. A soccer net at the schools’ campus was reportedly flipped into parked cars, but nobody was hurt.
Another tornado warning was issued in Chester County on Wednesday, but it expired within a half hour and nothing came of it.
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Virginia 3, North Carolina 0 | Q1 8:19
After a faceoff win by Henry Metz, Brendan Millon finds Truitt Sunderland to give the Hoos a 3-0 lead. Timeout North Carolina.
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Brendan Millon gets the scoring started for the Cavaliers with a question mark style goal. On the defensive end, Jake Marek opens the game with three early saves with his third save setting up a transition goal by Tommy Snyder.
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UVA owns a 59-33 advantage since the series began in 1938.
The 59 wins are UVA’s most against any opponent in program history (followed by 51 against Duke).
In Chapel Hill last year, the Tar Heels defeated the Cavaliers 18-9, snapping UVA’s six-game series win streak.
UVA has won nine of the last 11 meetings, dating back to 2018.
The Hoos have won the last two meetings with Carolina at Klöckner Stadium, 11-4 in 2022 and 14-6 in 2024.
The Tar Heels’ four goals in 2022 marked the fewest goals in a game under Joe Breschi, who was named UNC’s head coach in 2006.
The last time the Tar Heels knocked off the Cavaliers at Klöckner was a 16-13 decision during the first of three games between the two teams in 2021.
Later that year, UVA claimed back-to-back meetings against the Heels, including in the NCAA semifinals on the way to capturing the 2021 national title over Maryland.
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HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Fire crews are responding to a brush fire near Howard Gap Road in Hendersonville on Friday evening.
The fire is across the street from the Ebenezer Baptist Church and near the Highlands Square Shopping Center.
Henderson County Fire Marshal Glen Gillette said crews are fighting “blowdown from Helene.”
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Around 11 p.m., the fire appears larger than it did an hour ago because crews are backburning, which refers to using fire to help control the wildfire.
Dana Fire Department Chief Jimmy Womack said that what was a 3-acre fire an hour ago will be an 8-acre fire due to back burning. He said the fire is 80% contained.
Womack said the cause of the fire is unknown, but one of the conditions contributing to the blaze is the Helene blowdown.
“There’s a lot of blowdown in these woods behind us. That’s what creates most of the problem,” said Womack.
Womack said there has been no property damage and no injuries have been reported for this fire in the woods that 24 personnel are fighting. They got the call to arrive at 6:05 p.m.
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Dana Fire and Rescue and Henderson County Fire Department are supporting the U.S. Forest Service with this fire.
Glen said no structures are threatened at this time and Howard Gap Road is closed.
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